Hollywood.bomb, Chapter 20
Chapter 20
The warm glow of Christmas break lasted for 6 minutes and 40 seconds once Stephen returned to the office, just enough time for him to take off his coat and walk to the Caf for a fresh cup of coffee. As he returned to his desk, he saw a cluster of people surrounding it – or in technical terms, a trouble of engineers.
“I assume you’ve seen this,” Frank called, waving two pages of paper at Stephen as he approached. “I was so angry that I printed it!”
“This is a big deal,” Mark agreed. “He hasn’t printed an email since the Abortive Dress Code of 2010.”
“2009,” Frank countered. “The copy is still in my HR file.”
Stephen set his coffee cup down and took the papers. “I have no idea what you two are babbling about. I haven’t checked my email yet.”
“But this was sent a couple of days ago. How could you miss it?” Frank asked.
“I didn’t check email all week.” Stephen shrugged at their dumbfounded expressions. “I promised Jen. Plus, to be honest, I needed a break from the cra…
The warm glow of Christmas break lasted for 6 minutes and 40 seconds once Stephen returned to the office, just enough time for him to take off his coat and walk to the Caf for a fresh cup of coffee. As he returned to his desk, he saw a cluster of people surrounding it – or in technical terms, a trouble of engineers.
“I assume you’ve seen this,” Frank called, waving two pages of paper at Stephen as he approached. “I was so angry that I printed it!”
“This is a big deal,” Mark agreed. “He hasn’t printed an email since the Abortive Dress Code of 2010.”
“2009,” Frank countered. “The copy is still in my HR file.”
Stephen set his coffee cup down and took the papers. “I have no idea what you two are babbling about. I haven’t checked my email yet.”
“But this was sent a couple of days ago. How could you miss it?” Frank asked.
“I didn’t check email all week.” Stephen shrugged at their dumbfounded expressions. “I promised Jen. Plus, to be honest, I needed a break from the cra…